Liberal Arts & Sciences

How will you make your ideas work for you? No matter how you create your future, the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences will provide the foundation for all that you learn at Columbia-- and beyond.

The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to eight distinct majors, a host of interesting minors and the college’s Core Curriculum. The Core includes the classic fundamentals of a well-rounded education: literature, history, humanities, mathematics and science.

Events Calendar

Designed to engage professionals from various creative industries with the diverse arts and culture makers of Columbia, Engage/Connect is the fourth edition of the Chicago Curates Columbia exhibition series. Engage/Connect brings Felicia Holman, co-founder of the Honey Pot Performance collective, to curate interdisciplinary works created by Columbia College Chicago students. Engage/Connect features works by...Get the details

Designed to engage professionals from various creative industries with the diverse arts and culture makers of Columbia, Engage/Connect is the fourth edition of the Chicago Curates Columbia exhibition series. Engage/Connect brings Felicia Holman, co-founder of the Honey Pot Performance collective, to curate interdisciplinary works created by Columbia College Chicago students. Engage/Connect features works by...Get the details

A poetry reading by visiting author Craig Santos Perez and faculty member Joshua Young, hosted by the Department of Creative Writing's MFA Poetry program. This event is free and open to the public, and books will be sold at the event....Get the details

Designed to engage professionals from various creative industries with the diverse arts and culture makers of Columbia, Engage/Connect is the fourth edition of the Chicago Curates Columbia exhibition series. Engage/Connect brings Felicia Holman, co-founder of the Honey Pot Performance collective, to curate interdisciplinary works created by Columbia College Chicago students. Engage/Connect features works by...Get the details

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